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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Promotional Frenzy Blog List :All the shop urls

So I've put it off making a blog list for a while, because I did it before, but did it wrong. I linked to the blogs instead of to promotional frenzy etsy shops. So I pushed up my sleeves and redid it. I'm hoping that this list will make it a little easier for the next member of the team to add their etsy shops to their blog roll.

To add shop links in your sidebar;


*First go to your dashboard and click on "Design"
*Then select a blank page element (one of the rectangles on the side that says add gadget") and open it

*When it opens select "Link List"

*Then Label the Title something like "Promotional Frenzy"

*Below that type in or copy and paste the URL from each shop one at a time

*If you don't want the whole URL shown you can paste into the line below also and take out the http:// and .etsy.com in that line that says "New Site Name".
*Then save, and these should show up when you view your blog.
*Repeat, until finished.

* Here's all the urls for you that you will need. I'll update, as needed.

I wish someone had made this list for me, so I did it for you.


Here's the complete list:
galla15 - http://www.etsy.com/shop/galla15
jQjewelrydesigns- http://www.etsy.com/shop/jQjewelrydesigns
GlitterbirdGlamour - http://www.etsy.com/shop/GlitterbirdGlamour
Petite Hermine - http://www.etsy.com/shop/petitehermine
DivineInTime - http://www.etsy.com/shop/DivineinTime
Kater's Acres (ToyStoryNutty) - http://www.etsy.com/shop/toystorynutty
Prittyfy - http://www.etsy.com/shop/Prittyfy
sammi10 - http://www.etsy.com/shop/sammi10
Makenzi&Madilyn -    http://www.etsy.com/shop/im2keys
BijiBijoux -   http://www.etsy.com/shop/im2keys
CrimsonHill - http://www.etsy.com/shop/crimsonhill
KrystalsJewelry - http://www.etsy.com/shop/krystalsjewelry
CrochetedbyCharlene –   http://www.etsy.com/shop/crochetedbycharlene
tfamily5 -   http://www.etsy.com/shop/tfamily5
NewCreatioNZ -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/NewCreatioNZ
Jane Hamill - http://www.etsy.com/shop/janehamill
crystalphotography - http://www.etsy.com/shop/Crystalphotography
CalliopeAZCreations- http://www.etsy.com/shop/CalliopeAZCreations
HogansHandiwork - http://www.etsy.com/shop/HogansHandiwork
AngelasPaperArt- http://www.etsy.com/shop/angelaspaperart
TheMayFlower- http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMayFlower
PaintedMemoriesByRos- http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintedMemoriesByRos
BountyofBeads - http://www.etsy.com/shop/bountyofbeads
ArielSimone - http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArielSimone
Bagsofblessing -http://www.etsy.com/shop/bagsofblessing
LaRueFashions - http://www.etsy.com/shop/laruefashions
Angelsneverlastings - http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelsNEverlastings
PowersOfLove - http://www.etsy.com/shop/PowersOfLove
turtlexiii - http://www.etsy.com/shop/TurtleXIII
Lbtoyos - http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lbtoyos
rabbithollowprims - http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rabbithollowprims
terraverdegoods - http://www.etsy.com/shop/terraverdegoods
treehouseherbs -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/treehouseherbs
Green Dragon Books  http://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenDragonBooks
RhettDidntGiveADamn -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/RhettDidntGiveADamn
SabtisDesigns -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/SabtisDesigns
Lissie Design -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/lissies
ModBrush - http://www.etsy.com/shop/ModBrush
GrapeVineCeramicsGft - http://www.etsy.com/shop/GrapeVineCeramicsGft
charmeddesign1012 -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/charmeddesign1012
cigarboxbeads - http://www.etsy.com/shop/cigarboxbeads
Magdamagda -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/magdamagda
GetThePartyStarted -  http://www.etsy.com/shop/getthepartystarted
designs by Leah R. Hood-  http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeahRHood
BeadLightning-   http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeadLightning
Poison Garden - http://www.etsy.com/shop/PoisonGarden
Kelly Designs - http://www.etsy.com/shop/kellyjsorenson
Teacup Teddies-   http://www.etsy.com/shop/TeacupTeddies
EldoradoSoap -   http://www.etsy.com/shop/EldoradoSoap
PrintsByFormedByFire-   http://www.etsy.com/shop/printsbyformedbyfire
sewinggranny- http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewinggranny

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Laurel Burch

Next week, I plan on having students begin a painting unit in the style of Laurel Burch. Kindergarteners will be focusing on pattern. As you can see, many of Laurel's cats feature pattern. 
As usual, one of my passions is doing research on the internet. So I spent some time on the internet to discover what I could about her as an artist. I discovered that not only was she an amazing artist, she was an amazing person. At 14,  she left home with a paper bag of clothes and osteoporous. She began making jewelry which became collectable. In spite of her illness, Laurel was always prolific. Even when she was forced to paint from a bed or wheelchair, she seldom put her brushes down. Laurel said, “I refuse to have anything in my life that I can’t turn around into something magical and beautiful. I just refuse.” Due to her illness, healing was always on her mind. She considered her illness a gift. I was saddened to discover that in 2007, she passed away.




One of my students, a sixth grader, mentioned that art has nothing to do with the real world. And art grades, not important! I agree with her about art grades, not important, but art, that's a different story! Art is important, art just makes life better. So, Laurel Burch to the rescue! Let's see if I can entice her into the excitement of art by way of Laurel Burch.


Can't wait to share all the colorful artwork that we will create!
Until next time,
Kim